Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-13
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1887.


long enemy Of the southern people the
New York TriLmc had recently sent
correspondent TO Virginia to Spy out
the land" who had learned in very
short time that the pretended hostility
TO MALONE on the part of LEWIS, Nosr,
CAMERON, RrDDLEErBGER, and the rest
of the alleged auti-Mahoncites was
merely a pretencc, these gentlemen
having no idea of refusing to support
MAHoNE for United States senator, but
intending fully to do so in case he is
nominated 10y n caucus, as they we'll
know he will be should he carry the
Legislature.
Look at the facts. MALONE makes
the reelection Of himself to the United
States Senate the sole issue in the cur
rent campaign There is no pretence
that any other aspirant than himself
has the ghost Of chance OF being
nominated 10y the Republican caucus.
He has all the machinery Of the party
in his hands. He dictates nine nomi-
nations ont Of ten for the Legislature.
He puts mp, therefore, at least nine
MALONE candidates for every single
candidate that would, if elected, prefer
to vote for anybody else than MALONE.
OF this one tenth he will see
that every man shall be pledged to
lis support not directly, to be sure,
but Just as encctually. They will be
permitted to dcnounce MALONE and
his methods, and to secure all the votes
they can from Independents and from
foolish Democratic friends and neigh
iors who VIII excuse their deser,ion
from their own party upon tha Plea
that these independent caHGi,Ites ar
not MAHoNE men. But, alas, when
the Legislature meets a different story
will be told The Independents and
-Mahoneites will all 20 into the Ma
HONE caucus and ask the Mlhoneites
to tie their hands-to bind them in
chains and hand them over to Ma
HoyE-to come down when Captain
SCoIT appears on the scene without re-
curing him even TO point lis gun at
them.
What must the people Of Virginia
think of such ti-Mahoneitcs? These
men intend to outlaw MALONE until
after the election-until they can
"corral all the voters whom that lit
Tie device may enable them to gather
around their standard, and when the
election is over leave it to the Ma
HONE caucus, every member Of which
except themselves is q Mahoneite, to
say whether they shall or shall not
vote for MAuoNG for United States
Senator
Tho TriJtnfs correspondent nlmer
such Republican leaders as Senatos
RIpDLEBrRaER, ex-senator JoHy T.
LEWIS, Major Yosr, OF tho laiiy
Tir0nian Ex-Governor CAMERON,
General GEoNER, of Norfolk Colone,
II. c. PARSONS, AMI W. c. PENDLErON,
of Wytheville, and then adds:
Il have seen and cOnvcrsed with
several Of these men and know the
statements in regard to them to be I'M
true. For example, as to Senator Rid
dleborger, it is true that he is bitterly
opposed to the election Of General
Malone 10 the United States Senate,
but that will not lead him to oppose
the election Of any Republican candi-
date for the Legislature. The Re
publican party is greater than any man
in it.. said he. 'and no man or body OF
men can drive me ont Of the party.
What we want il Republican victory,
and We can win it.
In other words, MALONE is too
good as Republican for RID-
DIrBERGrR TO slow him to be de-
feated, though as man he deserves
the exocration Of all Nirginians
Now, as to Mr.. LRwIs. He said:
GAS against any Democrat whatever,
am for Malone. We must win this
battle. and / believe we can do it. |
have only one fear The orders have
gone out from Democratic headquar-
ters that the Democrats must aud Will
VIII. That means that an attempt is 80
be made to carry the State by fraud.
OF course there is no danger that such
an attempt will succeed indeed, IT vii
hardly be madc-in the white coun-
ties. Int there is danger in the black
counties, where an honest count would
give us heavy Republican majorities.
MIR. LEWIS viii support Tissue
Ballot MALONE as against any Demo
crat. He also says that he does mo-
believe there are three Republican
leaders in the state who will not do the
same, whatever may be their views il
regard to General MAHoNE.
just so. Mr.. Yosr said that he re.
garded Republican victory this fall as
probable, and that he should do all il
bis power TO help in winning it,
Mr.. PENDLEToN said
81 shall do everything in my powel
to aid III the election OF Republican
Legislature. TO such a Legislature
|. am willing TO submit the question as {,
q whether Malone or some other Repub
\ lcan shall Dc chosen senator The sue
cess of the party is the first and chic
consideration
The anti-Democratic party is tn,
MALONE party and nothing else, lie
its members call themselves by wha
name they will, or profess whatever OPP
position they may to MALONE and hi
methods. MALONE laughs III his sleev,
at all such "enemies." Let no sucl
"enemies be allowed 10 deceive tn
people OF Virginia.